During the Act of Consecration of man
If you are joining us at home
Light a candle at the time of the service.
Hold a moment of silence, think of the mood, words, sense perceptions you know from Act of Consecration.
Hear the Word; Then read and contemplate the Gospel reading for the week
Acknowledge the Divine by Reading/Contemplating the Creed, (see below.)
Eu-Chariste —Take a moment to lift your soul in gratitude. Think of something for which you are truly grateful. Remember how Christ unites himself with the father in gratitude (eucharists). What do you wish to offer?
Connect in Prayer — Think of those you love, those in need, our congregation, the wider community, widening your sense of connection as large as you can, to all of humanity, to all those who have died. Then...
Pray the Lord’s Prayer (see below.)
Sing songs throughout
the creed
An almighty divine being, spiritual-physical, is the ground of existence of the heavens and of the earth who goes before his creatures like a Father.
Christ, through whom human beings attain the re-enlivening of the dying earth-existence, is to this divine being as the Son born in eternity.
In Jesus the Christ entered as man into the earthly world. The birth of Jesus upon earth is a working of the Holy Spirit who, to heal spiritually the sickness of sin within the bodily nature of mankind, prepared the son of Mary to be the vehicle of the Christ.
The Christ Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate the death on the cross and was lowered into the grave of the earth.
In death he became the helper of the souls of the dead who had lost their divine nature.
Then he overcame death after three days.
Since that time he is the Lord of the heavenly forces upon earth and lives as the fulfiller of the fatherly deeds of the ground of the world.
He will in time unite for the advancement of the world with those whom, through their bearing, he can wrest from the death of matter.
Through him can the healing Spirit work.
Communities whose members feel the Christ within themselves may feel united in a Church to which all belong who are aware of the health-bringing power of the Christ.
They may hope for the overcoming of the sickness of sin; for the continuance of man's being; and for the preservation of their life destined for eternity.
the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in the heavens
Hallowed be Your name
Your Kingdom come
Your will be done
As above in the heavens
So also on the earth
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from the evil.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.
Amen.